'ROCKY SHOCK': Here's a follow-up to the Peach Bowl that I haven't seen before. It's an enjoyable read.

CLEMSON FAN DIES AFTER FALL: Ian Burns, a Clemson fan who fell from a pedestrian ramp at the Peach Bowl, died of his injuries on Tuesday. I'm very sorry to hear that.

MORE TIME, LESS ACTION: Here's a fascinating story from the New York Times. It seems that the Sugar Bowl produced only 16 minutes and 28 seconds of live action during a 3-hour, 45-minute broadcast. The rest of the time was replays, commercials, shots of the band or the crowd, etc.

The Times seems to think this is a bad thing, and granted, some games do run too long (the Peach Bowl sure did), but I think that's what makes TV sporting events worth watching. You can see replays, see fan and player reactions up close, and often get a better understanding of what happened on the field than if you were there in person.

It's hard to beat the excitement generated by the crowd at a live sporting event, though. And the proliferation of Jumbo-trons in stadiums means we can get the instant replays, too.

If only it didn't take so long to go to the bathroom at Death Valley...